MSM
Impact investorLisbon · Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
Investment thesis
MSM positions itself as an impact VC partner that backs businesses solving social and environmental challenges. It invests in fast-growing European ventures with global scaling potential, focusing on companies where impact and financial returns are mutually reinforcing. The firm frames impact as something actively built alongside business growth, helping founders expand both their social and environmental outcomes and their commercial performance.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 29 of 38 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7Enterprise Software ×6Circular Economy ×5Climate Tech ×5SaaS ×5EdTech ×4Fintech ×4Marketplaces ×4
HQs:United Kingdom×6Portugal×3Germany×2France×2Curaçao×1Spain×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 13 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×6
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 38 tracked
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AgroLeague is an online community platform that facilitates knowledge sharing, practical case studies, and discussions between agronomists and farmers focused on sustainable and conservation agriculture practices.
AgTech
Co-investorsBrighteye Ventures
Aika is an operating system that uses AI and automation to orchestrate clinical trial development end-to-end, helping organizations accelerate protocol creation, prevent amendments, and interpret complex datasets across all stages of trial development.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedical Devices
Pedro Coelho(Founder)in
Co-investorsEndeavor CatalystYZR CapitalNorrsken VC
Chatterbox provides enterprise language learning that combines app-based, AI-powered self-study with live 1:1 video coaching from native-speaking coaches, offering courses in Dutch, German, French, English, Arabic and Spanish.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsBethnal Green VenturesGMG VenturesMercuri.vc
Clear.bio develops treatments for type 2 diabetes, with a program already reimbursed in select healthcare networks in the Netherlands.
HealthtechMedical DevicesAmsterdam, NL
Co-investorsFuture Food Fund
Connect Earth provides a Sustainable Finance operating system that helps financial institutions assess portfolio sustainability, automate ESG reporting, and align investments with sustainability standards like the EU Taxonomy and SFDR requirements.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureFintechImpact & Social GoodUK, GB
Alex Lempka(CEO)inNick Carmont(Founding CTO)in
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Double DownEntrepreneur FirstGlobal BrainGresham House Ventures+3 more
Flecto is a SaaS platform that enables rental companies to manage operations, build online sales channels, and integrate business tools.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyClimate TechMarketplacesSaaSLisbon, PT
Co-investorsTechstarsSemapa NextÜbermorgen VenturesMustard Seed Maze
Goparity is a crowdfunding platform offering both loan-based crowdfunding (crowdlending) and equity-based crowdfunding (crowdequity) services for investors and project creators.
B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplacesLisboa, PT
Co-investors3xP GlobalShip2B
Hype Labs operates a Wi-Fi roaming marketplace and settlement platform that automates billing, partner matching, and connectivity transactions between network providers and identity providers.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsFuture Energy Ventures
Iconoclass is an intensive 3-month bootcamp that trains professionals in B2B sales roles and commercial development.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareSales Tech
Co-investorsBrighteye Ventures
Ivy Protocol develops technology infrastructure to integrate natural capital and ecosystem health into economic systems, enabling creation and trading of environmental assets to combat climate change at scale.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureFintech
KETS builds chip-based quantum security hardware, including Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNG), designed for use across defense, finance, critical infrastructure, and telecoms.
CybersecurityHardwareQuantum ComputingBristol, GB
Co-investors2050 CapitalQuantonationSeraphim SpaceMustard Seed MazeSpeedinvest
Loctax is an AI-assisted tax research platform that combines verified tax intelligence from IBFD with company data to provide jurisdiction-specific answers on corporate tax, transfer pricing, withholding tax, and other compliance issues.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTech
Co-investors3cubed VenturesCavalry VenturesEntourage VenturesIndex Ventures
Maven Pet makes a clinically validated pet health tracker: a sensor that attaches to a standard collar and monitors dogs' and cats' activity, rest, resting respiratory rate, heart rate, water intake, and itch behaviors 24/7.
HardwareIoTWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsBlueCrow CapitalEarl Grey CapitalFaber
Mindstone offers AI training and academies — including enterprise AI, agentic AI, and executive-focused programs — along with community events for individuals, small teams, and organizations.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise Software
Joshua Wöhle(CEO)inGreg Detre(Head of Technical & Product)in
Co-investorsKickstart InnovationZanichelli VentureScout FundThe Fund
Omocom develops embedded insurance solutions for sharing economy platforms, enabling companies to offer protection to users when renting, sharing, or borrowing assets.
Circular EconomyInsurTechStockholm, SE
Co-investorsKickstart InnovationLightbird Ventures AG
Uses AI to discover exotic new materials; raised a $50M Series B led by Plural.
Co-investorsCompoundFly VenturesFlying Fish VenturesISVRadical VenturesBoxGroup+1 more
Pollen operates a battery-swapping network with universal, swappable batteries offered via subscription for electric mopeds, motorcycles, and other lightweight two-wheelers.
CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationLisbon, PT
Co-investorsBynd Venture CapitalNorthzonePollen Street Capital
1Win India is an online gambling platform offering sports betting on 35+ sports (including cricket, kabaddi, and field hockey) and a casino with 13,000+ games such as slots, live dealer tables, poker, and crash games.
ConsumerGaming
Samara provides residential solar energy solutions with flexible payment options, aiming to make solar adoption accessible for homeowners.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
SOJO is a UK-based clothing repair and alterations platform offering online-booked repair services for consumers and white-label, tech-enabled aftercare solutions for fashion brands, including in-store alterations digitisation and damaged stock recovery.
Circular EconomyConsumerMarketplacesRetail TechLondon, GB
Josephine Philips(Founder)
Co-investorsConduit ConnectHaatchCapitalTS2G Investments
Co-investorsArmilar Venture PartnersFirestartrShilling VCGiant Ventures Global Llp
Superflows builds an AI assistant platform that integrates with product APIs to enable users to get data insights, generate visualizations, and execute actions through natural language queries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Thrift+ is a secondhand fashion marketplace that enables consumers to buy and sell pre-owned clothing with quality assurance and hassle-free logistics.
Circular EconomyMarketplaces
Co-investorsRedbus Ventures
tl;dv is an AI meeting recorder that transcribes, summarizes, and analyzes sales and customer calls, turning conversations into insights, CRM updates, alerts, and shareable clips.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsShilling VCanother.vcMustard Seed Maze
Co-investorsBrighteye VenturesEnjoyventure Management
Vanilla Steel operates an AI-supported trading service for buying and selling carbon steel products, acting as the direct counterparty and managing offers, financing, and logistics for sellers and buyers.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesNew Materials
Alexis Ducros(Founder)in
Co-investorsPolipo Ventures
Your Juno is a financial education platform designed for women and non-binary people, offering tools and knowledge to help users build wealth and confidence in financial decision-making.
ConsumerEdTechFemTechFintechLondon, GB
Margot de Broglie(Co-founder)Alexia de Broglie(Co-founder)
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupInreach VenturesSie Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiestl;dv · blog.netizen.net · Aug 4, 2026
Orbital Materials · resiliencemedia.co · May 28, 2026
Maven Pet · newmarketpitch.com · Jan 30, 2026
KETS Quantum Security · thequantuminsider.com · Nov 17, 2025
Chatterbox · entrepreneur.com · Sep 29, 2025
Sojo · therobotreport.com · Jun 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has MSM made?
- MSM has 39 tracked investments.
- What stage does MSM invest at?
- MSM invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does MSM focus on?
- MSM focuses on AgTech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, EdTech, Enterprise Software, FemTech, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is MSM located?
- MSM is headquartered in Lisbon, PT.
- Who does MSM co-invest with?
- MSM most often shares deals with Seedcamp, Brighteye Ventures, FoodLabs, among 66 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 6
Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.
Speedinvest operates a Portfolio Success program that connects its 400+ portfolio startups with customers, follow-on investors, industry experts, talent, discounted tools, and fellow founders across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond.
Balderton Capital is a European venture capital firm that backs technology startups.
Causal is a financial planning and analysis platform that enables finance teams to move beyond traditional spreadsheet-based planning by integrating data from multiple sources and providing dynamic forecasting, budgeting, and scenario planning capabilities.
Notion Capital is a B2B software-focused venture capital firm built by operators, backing SaaS, cloud and enterprise technology companies.
Passion Capital is a UK-based early-stage venture firm founded in 2011 by Stefan Glaenzer, Eileen Burbidge, and Robert Dighero, focusing on digital media and technology investments. The founding partners bring combined experience from entrepreneurial and executive roles in technology companies.
Firms observed investing alongside MSM, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with MSM's recorded portfolio.
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